package firefox (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2

[Lscllz]

did upgrade, many errors

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firefox (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 firefox: Install
 firefox: Configure
 firefox-globalmenu: Configure
 icedtea-plugin: Configure
 icedtea6-plugin: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 21 20:45:08 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: firefox
Title: package firefox (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-08-21 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure can be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. If this does resolve your bug please set its status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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